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APPLICATION FILED PEB.26, 1912.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

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CLYDE DELAY, OF SANDBORN, INDIANA.

PDULTRY-BROODER.

To all whom 2'15 may concern:

Be it known that I, CLYDE DELAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sandborn, in the county of Knox and State of indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Poultry-Brooders, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in poultrybrooding appliances and it consists in certain improvements thereinhaving for their object to provide in a sanitary and inexpensivestructure, a co-mbined screened inclosure and housing which may bereadily moved from place to place and to which at all times access maybe conveniently had for any of the purposes involving the care of youngchicks.

A. further object of the invention resides in the provision of abrooding coop which will possess advantages in points of etliciency anddurability, is inexpensive of manufacture and at the same time is simplein construction and operation.

`With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claim andshown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of a brooder coop constructed in accordance with myinvention; F ig.2 is a longitudinal sectional view; and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionalview.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the main orbody portion and 2 the extension or runway for the chicks. The main orcovered portion comprises a substantially rect-angular body portionprovided in the front thereof with sliding removable panes 3, insuitable framework 4. A hinged roof 5 is suitably hinged to the rear ofthe top of the body and completely covers the same and is adjustablyretained in an open position by the perforated link 6 secured to thefront side of the body as shown in Fig. 1.

When the roof 5 is in a raised position, a screen 7 is provided to closethe upper end of the body 1 against the intrusion of cats, dogs or otheranimals and to prevent the chickens from getting out. This screen 7 isSpeciication of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 26, 1912.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

Serial No. 680,041.

secured to the frame 8 which is slidably mounted in the grooves orguides 9 formed in the portion near the top thereof.

It will be noted from reference to Figs. 2 and 8 that the front and rearwalls of the body of the brooder are extended above the side wallsthereof, so that when the top 5 is in its closed position, the same isspaced above the screen 7, thus permitting the foul air within thebrooder to readily escape.

A removable floor 10 is arranged in the body and suit-ably supported bycleats as shown or in any other suitable manner. The runway 2 comprisesthe end wall 11 and the side walls 12, said side walls being anextension of the front and rear walls of the body portion. The sidewalls 12 of the runway are cut down at the side edges of the body 1 soas to bring their top edges somewhat below the edges of the body.

Grooves or guides 13 are formed on the inner sides of the walls 12 andarranged near the top thereof. Sliding frames 14 are provided mounted inthe grooves 13, said frames being arranged one above the other andadapted for sliding movement in opposite directions. Screening 15 issecured to the upper side of the frames 14 which forms a protection forthe small chickens and also prevents them from escaping over the sidewalls of the runway.

A door 16 is formed in the side wall of the body forming communicationbetween the body and the runway. The body and runway are mounted onsuitable runners 17 so that they may be moved from place to place. Anend board 18 is hinged to the bottom edge of the end wall 11 and adaptedto close the space between the ground and the bottom edge o-f the endwall. A run board 19 is hinged to the bott-om edge of the body 1 andadapted to close the space between the ground and the bottom edge of thebody. The board 19 is arranged adjacent the lower end of the door 16 andis used as a run board for the chickens while passing from the body tothe runway.

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention itwill be obvious that various changes in the details of construction andin the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying myinvention into practice without sacrificing any of the novel features ordeparting from the scope of the invention.

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Having thus described this invention, what is claimed is A broeder coopcomprising longitudinal walls having corresponding portions at theiropposite ends extended above the remainder of said walls and atransverse partition formed therewith, a rear end wall, said rear endwall, partition, and tall port-ions of the longitudinal waiis formingthe walls of a brooding compartment, a portion of the upper edge of thepartition being out away, the extended portions of the longitudinalwalls having guide grooves formed in their inner faces adjacent theirupper edges to aoconimodate a slidable perforated top member for thebrooding Compartment, a hinged solid cover for the brooding compartmenthinged to the upper edge of one of the longitudinal walls and adaptedwhen in its lowermost position to cover the brooding compartment, meansfor retaining the cover in raised position, the remainder of the coopforming a runway, a perforated slidable Cover for the runway, and aperforated front end wall for the runway, said partition having anopening therein to form communication between the brooding compartmentand the runway and being provided with means for closing said opening.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

CLYDE DELAY.

Vitnesses:

C. F. AGoToN, MARK MOKIM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

